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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Sun Patent Trust, New York, NY (US);
Viktor Wahadaniah, Singapore, SG;
Chong Soon Lim, Singapore, SG;
Sue Mon Thet Naing, San Jose, CA (US);
Hai Wei Sun, Singapore, SG;
Takahiro Nishi, Nara, JP;
Hisao Sasai, Osaka, JP;
Youji Shibahara, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyasu Sugio, Osaka, JP;
Kyoko Tanikawa, Osaka, JP;
Toru Matsunobu, Osaka, JP;
Kengo Terada, Osaka, JP;
SUN PATENT TRUST, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An image coding method includes: writing, into a sequence parameter set, buffer description defining information for defining a plurality of buffer descriptions; selecting one of the buffer descriptions for each processing unit that is a picture or a slice, and writing buffer description selecting information for specifying the selected buffer description, into a first header of the processing unit which is included in the coded bitstream; and coding the processing unit using the selected buffer description, and the buffer description defining information includes long-term information for identifying, among a plurality of reference pictures indicated in the buffer descriptions, a reference picture to be assigned as a long-term reference picture.